Most frames, we regard as “old” were crafted by hand.Ornaments were made of a plaster like substance called “Compo” and then adhered onto a wooden profile. After drying they were finished off with a water or oil gilding technique. Compo is a mixture of chalks and animal glue mixed and kneaded together until it reaches a […]
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